The Natural West offers essays reflecting the Natural History of the American West as written by one of its most respected Environmental historians.
The topics cover a wide range-from historical human nature regarding animals and exploration, to the Environmental histories of particular Western bioregions, and finally, to Western restoration as the Great Environmental theme of the twenty-first century..
Gracefully moving between the personal and the objective, Flores intersperses his writings with literature, scientific theory, and personal reflection.
Flores also exPlains the ways in which various cultures-including the Comanches, New Mexico Hispanos, Mormons, Texans, and Montanans-interact with the environment of the West.
The Natural West entertains the notion that we all have a biological nature that helps explain some of our attitudes towards the environment.
Developing a provocative theme, Dan Flores asserts that Western Environmental History cannot be explained by examining place, culture, or policy alone, but should be understood within the context of a universal human nature.
The Natural West offers essays reflecting the Natural History of the American West as written by one of its most respected Environmental historians
